Be Your Own Superhero | Aayaan Aggarwal | TEDxYouth@SPMSLive
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlAUd0ccqh8 Video ID: zlAUd0ccqh8 ============================================================ be your own superhero hi everyone i may be the youngest on the panel today but i have the biggest issue that needs to be reached out to all you beautiful people i am here to stir and awaken your soul to the current situation would you like to know what stone and trigonometry well three years back while flipping through the nuisance i came across a veil that i died in the pacific ocean i was heartbroken the main reason of its death was plastic injection until then i never knew that the straw i only used a new pleasure but have this effect on some living being i started a movement called anti-plastic room through it i reached up to as many people i could and encourage them to give up some use plastics but not only this when i understood this saving the planet became my mission automatically i approached my school principal to help me make a plastic freeze on my school plastic freezer my principal miss guppinder was overwhelmed and immediately joined hands with me and today i can proudly say that my uh school is a plastic freezer but what it really failed to understand is that why do we need constant reminders to save a planet earth it is a moral duty to save it how many of us find out a person throwing scrap on the roads why does the emotion only arise on 22nd april is it so because it is birthday you bathe every day you want to eat everything fresh and healthy and you want to do the best for your body but not for your earth if you don't look after earth the earth does not look after us and the earth has started back answering firstly in the form of increasing pollution followed by global warming terrible summers and our nearly lifestyle and storm but the fight does not stop here current pandemic situation is a sign time has come to be your own superhero time has come to save your planet you need to save the earth as a survival depends upon this plan we all know that there is no plan or plan it be for us so i strongly believe that the future of the planet lies in the hands of today's youth and it is their responsibility to raise awareness about the same the actions you and i will decide the future of our plan that is the superpower of the youth we cannot be superheroes and in our own special way and save mother earth so it is more on our shoulders to be protected to protect our planet protecting the planet starts with yourself a fight within yourself a change in thought and mindset and wonders here are the few steps we cannot follow the three hours reduce lose and recycle cut down on what you throw away volunteer volunteer for cleanups in your community educate when you pass down in your education you can help others understand the importance and value of a natural resource conserve water the less water you use the less runoff and wastewater that will eventually end up in use so finally buy less plastic and bring a reusable shopping bag conserve energy use long-lasting light bulbs plant trees that help save energy clean the air and help on that climate change don't sell chemicals into our waterways choose non-toxic chemicals in the home and lastly at the youth of today great awareness take pride in joining the efforts of saving the world and become a superhero remember you can make a difference and that is your superpower as an environmentalist i seek the same mother earth and ignite the same fire and each one of you during this pandemic i pondered on to the situation and what had led to this i will sum up my dog for this self-composed phone during the lockdown i had no way to go so i sat by my window gear thing when suddenly my thoughts sold what did we do to end up here did you know [Music] and yes those innocent animals being slaughtered [Music] we must pledge that we services not from the ambitions or dreams using nature as unfriendly my friends let us remember to never play with nature as it has very so it shows that it is greater thank you you